Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-16
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Sioux City experienced three fires last
tight and incendiarism 10 suspected.
The fishery retaliatory bills were
again discussed yesterday by che honse
committee on foreign affairs. No con-
clusion waB reached.
The Austrian government has intro
duoed q bill in the reichstag approprlas-
ing IL, 0o0,0 600 forms for the equipment
of the landwehr and landsturm.
The senate committee on commerce
has concluded Its labors upon the river
and harbor bill. The total appropriation
made by the bill is about $40, 100000.
The president sent the nomination Of
Capt. Adolphus w. Gresly, fifth cavalry,
to be chief signal officer, with the rank
OF brigadier-general, to the senate yes
terday.
The president will nominate o success.
sor to Secretary Manning before the ad-
journment Of congress, but this appoint
ment will not take; effect, however, be-
fose April LIST.
John +. Maokey, o former resident OF
Fayette county Pennsylvania has been
arrested near st. Petersburg by the
Russian authorities on suspicion of
being an English spy.
Capt. Adam Hinceld, D river captain
and steamboat builder, and at INT time
largely Interested in the navigation OF
the Mississippi and Des Moiaes rivers
died at Keokuk yesterday,
Ex-Alderman Duffy who turned IN.
former on his colleagues in the "com
blne', of the New York doodle" boarc
of aldermen, was yesterday surrendered
at the district attorneys office by one O
his bondsmen.
A serious snow blockade exists on the
Central Pacific railway between Collar
and Cisco. The over land that left Sal
Francisco Monday was detained at COL
fax and the west- bound train at Cisco
until yesterday.
1t Is expected that O call for $4,000,
600 8 per cent bonds will be issued mex
week, and that the entire 3 per cen
loan, Of which there is nov about $40,
100000 outstanding, will be entirely OK
tinguished before the LIST of July.
The blockade which closed the Hast
inge5 & Dakota division Of the milwaukee
road last Wednesday was raised yester
day, when the first through train from
st. Paul arrived at Mitchell. The train
we're showed in at different points o.
the line.
The hungarian government yesterda,
aub mitted to the lower hosse OF she die
a bill appropriating 7.460. GOO forms t
supply the Hungarian landwehr ant
army reserves with stocks of war mater
ial and to equip the first band Of th
landstnrm.
BrasfieId g. Letcher's combination sal
OF trotterabegan yesterday at Lexington
Kentucky. Although the weather wa
bad a good crowd of bidders assemblies
and prices we're fairly good. Sixty
three head were disposed of for $50
$40, an average of $438.5D
The friends OF Milton Weston tn
Chicago capitalist, who was ~eonyicte
for m%anslaughter in being accessory I
the death of d man during q fight for
gas we'll IN Westmoreland county, Penn
sylvania, have again presented his cas-
TO the pardon board at Harrisburg.
The British minister at Washington
does not anticipate any trouble what
ave about the fishery question. Nego
~tiations are now going forward in Lon
don between Minister Phelps and th
British government, and the BIRTHS
minister thinks the question will b
finally settled before congress adjourn
Land Commissioner Sparks will rec
commend to the secretary of the interio
at an early date the restoration to set
tlement and entry under the publ
land laws the $4,000 acres Of land for
merry patented to the state of Iowa fo
the Sioux City and st. Paul railroa
company, and. recently conveyed by th
state to the United States.
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